Current Topics in Language and Literature (Hardcover)

This volume brings together 15 peer-reviewed papers which discuss numerous current topics in language and literature. It synthesizes various contemporary practical topics in post-secondary education written by active researchers and practitioners in their respective areas. By using research methods such as mixed methods, case studies, discourse analysis, grounded theory and the repertory grid, the contributors offer insights into the ways in which higher education continuously changes and evolves to face constant challenges resulting from new instructional practices. Taking this into consideration, this book will help educators, researchers and students to keep up with these changes, and to stay aware of contemporary issues relating to post-secondary education.

Nataa Baki-Miri, PhD, is currently teaching at the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Pritina, Serbia. Her research has focused on intercultural communication, multiple intelligences theory, English for Specific Purposes and the poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley. In addition to having published over 70 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, she is also the author of four books and the co-editor of three volumes. Mirjana Lonar-Vujnovi, PhD, is a Full Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Pritina, Serbia. Her research is heavily focused on Anglophone literatures and cultures, bicultural and multicultural fusions of literary epochs, genres and identities in translation, and cultural encounters. In addition to having published over 60 publications in various peer-reviewed journals, she is also the author of two monographs and the editor of three volumes. Mladen Jakovljevi, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Pritina, Serbia. His research is focused on interrelations among realities, individuals and groups in post-industrial and posthuman contexts, science fiction, fantasy and gothic literature, and fantastic fiction in general.